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Politicians Ask for Probe of George Washington Bridge Jam

Oct 4, 2013 5:51 pm ET

By Ted Mann and Heather Haddon

The list of New Jersey officials who want more information about what’s been going on at the George Washington Bridge is growing.

New Jersey State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg emailed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Friday, asking to speak at a meeting of the authority’s Governance & Ethics and Security Committees on Monday.

Specifically, Ms. Weinberg said she wants to know why the Port Authority shut all but one local access lane onto the bridge for four straight days last month with no warning to locals – or high-ranking officials of the authority itself – or any detailed explanation to the public.